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People lined up at a climate protest in Manhattan, New York.

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November 6, 2024

A Second Trump Administration Threatens an Assault on Climate, Energy, and Justice Priorities

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

City skyline with data connections over it

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October 16, 2024

Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 15, 2024

Project 2025’s Assault on EPA, Human Health and the Environment Must Never Be Put into Action

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

Aerial view of Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant at nigh

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October 15, 2024

Gas Plants Have a Real Climate Problem. So Do Some Proposed Approaches for Addressing It.

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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October 15, 2024

Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Guest Commentary

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October 2, 2024

This Hydrogen Tax Loophole Would Spike Carbon Emissions–But it’s Not Too Late.

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

A worker cleans the panels in a solar power park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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September 23, 2024

Three International Climate Priorities for UNGA and NYC Climate Week

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 23, 2024

Energy Efficiency Home Retrofits Can Protect You During Extreme Temperature Events

Guest Commentary

An electrical transformer, power lines and a tree rest in the yard of a house.

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September 19, 2024

The Electricity Distribution System Can Stay Resilient in Extreme Weather

Guest Commentary

A man installing a solar panel on a rooftop.

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September 18, 2024

Michigan Can Get Solar for All Right With These Steps

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

A young person plays basketball behind a truck stop restaurant as emissions spew out of a large stack nearby at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station on the Potomac River in Newburg, Maryland.

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September 4, 2024

New Energy Permitting Legislation: One Step Forward, Too Many Steps Back

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

Energy storage power station.

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September 3, 2024

Safety and Equity Must be Central to Battery Storage Development.

Guest Commentary

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August 22, 2024

Seven Years after Hurricane María, in Puerto Rico You Can’t Even Count on Keeping the Lights On

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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August 22, 2024

A siete años del huracán María, en Puerto Rico no se puede contar ni con el servicio eléctrico

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Two men installing solar panels on rooftop.

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August 21, 2024

UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Man in hard hat looking at wind turbines.

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August 21, 2024

These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Two women cook in a kitchen on an induction stove.

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August 13, 2024

Ask A Scientist: What Energy Solutions to the Climate Crisis Are Within Reach?

Guest Commentary

Waves crashing on Rhode Island coast. Seagulls in foreground.

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August 5, 2024

New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is a Winter Powerhouse

Susan Muller
Senior Energy Analyst

Woman opening empty refrigerator after Hurricane Beryl knocks out power to region.

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August 2, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s Towering Texas Grid Impacts and Price Tag Highlight Massive Injustices

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

A lithium mine supervisor inspects an evaporation pond of lithium-rich brine in the Atacama Desert in Salar de Atacama, Chile.

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August 1, 2024

Battery Minerals: A Common Fight Over Uncommon Things

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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July 31, 2024

Don’t Get It Twisted: “Twisters” Movie Misses Scarier Risks

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

Exhausted male soccer player lying on field after evening soccer game.

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July 26, 2024

Plenty of Heat and No AC for Olympians—Unless Your Country Can Afford to Bring Its Own

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

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July 17, 2024

Public Concern for a Cleaner Energy Grid vs. Corporate Interests: Who Will Win?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 8, 2024

Massachusetts’ Siting Process is Hurting Environmental Justice Populations. Will New Legislation Help?

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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